Hame and tug connection.



No. 739,065. v PATENTED SEPT. 15, 1903. J.- c. GURRYER.

HAME AND TUG CONNECTION.

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I 'No. 739,065. PATENTED SEPT. 15. 1903.

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UNITED STATES:

Patented September 15, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

HAME AND TUG CONNECTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,065, datedSeptember 15, 1903.

- Application filed April 4,1902. $erial No. 101,310. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPli O. CURRYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at St.

- Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hame and Tug Connections, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hame and tug connections, itsobject being to provide means for so connecting the tug to the hame thatthe line of draft will be directly backward from the front or face ofthe hame, thus overcoming therotary bearing of the collar upon thehorses shoulders caused by connecting the tug with the outer side of thehame. I further provide means for adjustably connecting the tug to thehame to suit the differences in horses shoulders and the character ofthe work to be performed.

To this end my invention consists in the featu res of construction andcombination hereinafterpartic ularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a front elevation of one of the hames and connected hame-tug. Fig.2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of thesame. Fig. 4 is a section on line w wof Fig. 1. Fig.

5 is a section on line y y of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a top view of theslidable supporting-block for attaching the tug to the hame. Fig. 7 is adetail of the link connecting said block and hame-tug. Figs. 8 and 9 arelongitudinal and transverse sections, respectively, of a modified formoffattachment for the tug and hame; and Fig. 10 is a top view of thesame.

In the drawings, A represents one of a pair of hames, preferably made ofmetal. Formed in the front side or face of the hame is a groove 2, thebottom wall of said groove being provided with a removable plate 3, heldin closed position by screws or rivets t. Slidable within the groove 2is a block 5, said block being provided with upwardly-projecting flanges6, within which is pivotally secured the link 7 by means of the pivot 8,the upper end of the link being connected by means of the pivot 9 to theend of the hametug B, the pivots 8 and 9 being arranged at right angleswith ea'ch other, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Slidable transversely ofthe block 5 is a pin 10, adapted to be forced by the spring 11, carriedby the said block 5, into one of the notches 12 in the side wall of thegroove 2 to hold the block 5 in adjusted positions in said groove.

The hame-tug or connecting portion B between the hame and harness-tug,as shown in Fig. 3, is curved to carry it around the collar 0. Thuswearing of the collar by the hame-tug is prevented. To the rear end ofthe hame-tug is secured a buckle 13 or hook to receive the harness-tug,the free end of the tug being held in position in the groove 14 of thehame-tug B. In using the form above described the adjustable block 5 isinserted into the groove 2 through the opening in the bottom of thegroove, said opening then being closed by the plate 3. By having thepoint of attachment of the hame-tug B at the front or face of the hameand curving said hame-tug so as to clear the collar the wearing of thecollar at the point where they cross each other is avoided, the rotarymotion of .thecollar upon the horses shoulder is prevented, and a directline of draft is obtained. Also by having the block 5 adjustable thepoint of attachment of the tug to the hamecan be adjusted to suit thedifierences in horses shoulders and the character of the work to beperformed.- By having the pivots 8 and 9 arranged at right angles witheach other outward and downward swinging of the tug is permitted, whileat the same time rotating of the hame-tn g is prevented, as would not bethe case with ball-and-socket connection.

In Figs. 8, 9, and 10 is shown a modified construction of attachmentadapted to be socured to the face or front side of a wooden hame. Inthis form a plate or block 15 is provided, formed with flanges 16 toreceive the pivot 8 of the link 7. The plate 15 is provided with slotsand a series of screw-head settings 17, through which pass screws orbolts 18 for securing said plate to the hame. By loosening and securingthe screws or bolts in different ones of the settings 17 adjustabilityof the plate is provided for.

I claim-=- 1. In combination a hame, a curved hametug, a link pivotallyand adj ustably supported upon the front face of the hame, the axis ofits pivot being transverse of the hame, and a pivotal connection betweensaid link and hanle-tug arranged at right angles to said first-mentionedpivot.

2. In combination a halne, a halne-tug curved to clear the collar, ablock adjustably supported upon the front face of said hame, a linkhaving pivotal connection with said halne, the axis of said pivot beingtransverse of said hame, and a pivotal connection between said link andthe adjacent end of the hame-tug arranged at right angles with saidfirst-mentioned pivot.

3. In combination a hame, a hame-tug having an inwardly-curved end, ablock adjust- Witnesses:

H. S. JOHNSON, EMILY EASTMAN.

